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2026 HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
Maundy Thursday and Tenebrae
April 2, 2026 at 6:30PM-8:00PM
Dinner and Worship with Handwashing and the Celebration of the Lord's Supper
Fellowship Hall then going to the Sanctuary for a service of Tenebrae.
What is Maundy Thursday?
The word maundy comes from the Latin mandatum, meaning “mandate.”
It refers to the command Jesus gives his disciples at the table — to love one another.
Jesus said:
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.”
— John 13:34
On this night we remember the last meal Jesus shared with his friends: a meal of bread and cup, humble service, and honest love. We will share dinner together, participate in handwashing as a sign of Christ-like care for one another, and celebrate the Lord’s Supper.
What is Tenebrae?
After the meal, we move into the sanctuary for a service of Tenebrae — a word meaning darkness or shadows.
Tenebrae tells the story of Jesus’ final hours through scripture, prayer, and music while the lights gradually dim and candles are extinguished one by one. Rather than explaining the cross, the service lets us experience the growing weight of the night: betrayal, abandonment, and grief.
We leave in silence, not because the story is finished, but because we are still inside it. The hope of Easter is coming — but not yet.
Children are welcome for dinner and worship. Families may quietly leave at any point if needed; the movement from light toward darkness can be powerful but also gentle and meaningful for all ages.
Palm Sunday
Sunday, March 29, 11:00
Sanctuary
We begin with a joyful palm processional, echoing the crowd’s celebration as Jesus enters Jerusalem. Yet the tone of the service quickly shifts, as the cheers give way to the solemn story of Jesus' crucifixion. Our youth will lead us in reading the Passion narrative, helping us walk together from praise to the shadow of the cross.
Maundy Thursday and Tenebrae
April 2, 2026 at 6:30PM-8:00PM
Dinner and Worship with Handwashing and the Celebration of the Lord's Supper
Fellowship Hall then going to the Sanctuary for a service of Tenebrae.
What is Maundy Thursday?
The word maundy comes from the Latin mandatum, meaning “mandate.”
It refers to the command Jesus gives his disciples at the table — to love one another.
Jesus said:
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.”
— John 13:34
On this night we remember the last meal Jesus shared with his friends: a meal of bread and cup, humble service, and honest love. We will share dinner together, participate in handwashing as a sign of Christ-like care for one another, and celebrate the Lord’s Supper.
What is Tenebrae?
After the meal, we move into the sanctuary for a service of Tenebrae — a word meaning darkness or shadows.
Tenebrae tells the story of Jesus’ final hours through scripture, prayer, and music while the lights gradually dim and candles are extinguished one by one. Rather than explaining the cross, the service lets us experience the growing weight of the night: betrayal, abandonment, and grief.
We leave in silence, not because the story is finished, but because we are still inside it. The hope of Easter is coming — but not yet.
Children are welcome for dinner and worship. Families may quietly leave at any point if needed; the movement from light toward darkness can be powerful but also gentle and meaningful for all ages.
Good Friday
April 3rd, noon
St. Luke's Episcopal Church Sanctuary
The center of this liturgy is the reading of the passion narrative in which Christ is lifted up on the cross as a sign of God’s great love for the world. In the Solemn Intercession, we join Jesus’ prayer for the church and world, as he reaches out with compassion from the cross. Through the Solemn Reproaches of the Cross, we hear Christ’s anguished lament: My people, my church, why have you forsaken me?
In a joint worship service with one of our covenant partners, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, we gather to proclaim the good news of salvation through the paradoxical suffering and death of our Lord Jesus Christ. This service is more contemplative as the passion narrative is read.
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 5, 9 & 11 a.m.
Worship with the Celebration of the Lord's Supper
We celebrate the presence and power of the risen Christ as the church, proclaiming the good news of Jesus through Word and Sacrament.
These two worship services are identical.
Easter Egg Hunt
Sunday, April 5, 12:30 p.m.
Fellowship Hall
Following the 11:00 a.m. worship, all are invited to gather in the Fellowship Hall for a community-wide Easter egg hunt. In the case of inclement weather, the hunt will be inside throughout the main building, but we will still gather in the Fellowship Hall. Don't forget to bring your basket!
This event is open to all members of the community.
